When you study chemistry at Stockholm University, you work closely in small groups with some of the best chemists in the world. You learn how to put theory into practice with extensive lab time and real-life case studies.
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Bachelor's programmes
The first two years of the bachelor programme, held in Swedish, introduces you to the breadth of chemistry as a subject. In the third year you specialise in your field of interest and complete a diploma project.
PhD Programmes
Doctoral programme areas: Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry. The 4-year programmes include both coursework and independent research.
Freestanding courses
The chemistry departments give a number of freestanding courses at the advanced level that are also suitable for PhD students.
Lennart Bergström, Professor of Materials Chemistry at Stockholm University, has been awarded the prestigious Staudinger-Durrer 2025 Prize by ETH Zurich.
From 1st January 2025, the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry and the Department of Organic Chemistry will merge their strengths to form a new department – Department of Chemistry. Niklas Hedin will become the head of the department, and Belen Martín-Matute will serve as vice head.
